Global Migration Institute
@globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social
The Global Migration Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU) brings together world-class research and partnerships with scholars, policymakers, and communities to advance research on migration and its impacts locally, nationally, and globally.
🚀 Have a business idea sitting in your notes app? Enterprise Bridge Toronto is now open. Open to immigrant entrepreneurs in the GTA, turn your idea into a sustainable businesses with free bootcamps, mentorship, and consulting. 🔗 Apply by Sept. 14, 2026: https://bit.ly/4vvmjzv
Ottawa's "In-Canada Workers Initiative" isn't a lottery, it says, just applicants sorted by date. But it won't release the numbers to prove it. 33,000 fast-tracked PRs sound big. BUT they're not new spots, just existing applicants shuffled within Canada's fixed 380K target. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4h2KmSM
In-Canada Workers Initiative: Ottawa says new immigration for temporary workers is not a lottery–it sure feels like it. - New Canadian Media
Canada says it's fast-tracking permanent residence for 33,000 workers based on application date, but IRCC won't release the data to prove who's benefiting.
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🎙️🍁 Ever turned to social media for advice on immigrating to 🇨🇦? Silindile Mlilo @bridgdivides.bsky.social talks to Masoud Kianpour @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social about "migrant micro influencers," who guide newcomers through cultural adjustment, immigration law, and more. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4vLVZkM
“Micro-Influencers” in Canada's Immigration Ecosystem - IMISCOE
IMISCOE is the largest European network of scholars in the area of migration and integration. The focus is on comparative research and joint research projects.
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📢 #JobOpportunity: We are hiring a Senior Research Associate to support with research development, fundraising, knowledge mobilization, and cross-theme collaboration. 🔗 https://www.torontomu.ca/careers/research-staff-opportunities/senior-research-associate-immigrant-health-wellbeing-june-8-2026/
In Season 4 of the Borders & Belonging Podcast, Janine Dahinden and Maissam Nimer draw on their research journeys while exploring how labels like “migrant” are shaped by politics, power, and social contexts. 🔗 Tune in wherever you get your podcasts or visit: https://bit.ly/3TdBXSx
Congratulations to Zhixi Zhuang on receiving a Partnership Development Grant from @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca. The project "Building Inclusive Housing Infrastructure: A Multi-Scalar Rights and Responsibilities Approach to Housing for and with International Students," will address intl. student housing.
Research – Toronto Metropolitan University (TMU)@researchtmu.bsky.social · 2w agoCongratulations to 31 @torontomet.bsky.social researchers on securing over $4 million in funding support from @sshrc-crsh.canada.ca Learn more about the researchers and their projects:
🏙️ #Migration isn't an emergency. It's a permanent part of city life. Nick Dreher, Graduate Stipend Student, shares: "moving past political will alone is key." Real change happens when that will gets embedded in structures and civic identity alongside civil society. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3RgTlVY
From ad hoc response to strategic resilience: how cities prepare for migration and population change
European cities have spent the past decade building inclusion and integration. From the arrivals of refugees from Syria and the Middle East in 2015 to the displacement caused by Russia's war against Ukraine, and from ongoing economic migration to changi...
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🚀 Have a business idea sitting in your notes app? Enterprise Bridge Toronto is now open. Open to immigrant entrepreneurs in the GTA, turn your idea into a sustainable businesses with free bootcamps, mentorship, and consulting. 🔗 Apply by Sept. 14, 2026: https://bit.ly/4vvmjzv
A new op-ed by Bridging Divides researcher Daniel Hiebert explores why Canada needs a population balancing strategy. Give it a read ⤵️ #MigrationResearch #PopulationStrategy
UBC Centre for Migration Studies@migration.ubc.ca · 3w agoVery soon, immigration will be responsible for all of Canada's population growth. In this op-ed, Prof. Emer. Daniel Hiebert (@ubcgeography.bsky.social) lays out what a coherent, long-term strategy for balancing immigration, aging, and growth should look like. 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/FztYX
📢 #CFP: Bridging Divides colleagues Kris Lee, @emilebaril.bsky.social, and María Cervantes are guest editing a special issue on Migration, Work, and Digital Transformation in Canada. 🚨 The Call for Papers is open until July 29, 2026. 🔗 Learn more: www.torontomu.ca/bridging-div...
📢 Deadline extended and approaching: The 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference hosted by Bridging Divides and @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social will take place March 10-12, 2027. The Call for Papers is open. Deadline to submit: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc... 1/2 🧵
🌍 Global displacement numbers just dropped for the first time in a decade, but researcher Kushan Azadah warns the root causes haven't gone anywhere, they're intensifying. With 7 in 10 refugees displaced 5+ years, this isn't a temporary crisis, it's becoming the norm. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3RtIYxZ
Mississauga Afghan student fights for girls’ right to learn
UNHCR estimates that global forced displacement has declined slightly but remains at about 117 to 118 million people by end of April 2026.
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Behind Canada's home-based business boom is a story of resilience. BMO Lab Director Marshia Akbar: #immigrantwomen turning to #entrepreneurship from home isn't a lack of ambition, it's often reclaiming agency after hitting barriers in a labour market that won't recognize their qualifications.
From Toronto to Oxford: Bridging Divides researcher Zhixi Zhuang recently joined the Centre on Migration, Policy and Society (COMPAS) at the University of Oxford as a visiting academic. Learn more about her experience ➡️ https://www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/meet-our-visiting-academic-dr-zhixi-zhuang
Meet our Visiting Academic: Dr Zhixi Zhuang | COMPAS
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📢 The final instalment of the CERC Migration Annual Report 2025–26 is here. This report celebrates the seven years of research excellence for CERC Migration at @torontomet.bsky.social, which continues onward under the banner of the @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social. 🔗 Report: bit.ly/4wrdbfS
🌍 @triandafyllidou.bsky.social and @bircantuba.bsky.social on migration in the age of AI: phone data, satellite images, and social posts show us movement in real time. But they can't tell us why someone moved or what it cost them. The data we choose shapes the story we tell.
The Conversation Canada@ca.theconversation.com · 4w agoHow AI and digital data shape our understanding of migration
📢 Are you a grad student carrying a story worth telling? ✍️ Apply for the StOries Project 2.0 today! Use creative writing, photography, and storytelling to explore migration, identity, and belonging. ⏰ Expressions of interest due: July 10, 2026 Details: https://bit.ly/3QvySfF
🇨🇦 We are excited to share The Canadian Diversity Study 2026, a comprehensive look at Canadian attitudes and experiences relating to immigration, multiculturalism, and diversity. 1/4 🧵
As more employers use AI for hiring, there is growing concern that it could amplify biases and limit newcomers’ chances of getting hired. For OMNI News, our researcher, Rupa Banerjee, shares that employers and job seekers are concerned that the lack of humanity in the process is fueling mistrust:
AI could screen out newcomers’ job applications, study warns
As more employers use AI to screen job applications, concerns are growing that it could amplify biases and limit newcomers’ chances of getting hired.
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New L4S Lecture online: Prof. Anna Triandafyllidou (CERC Migration, TMU) on "Migration-Skill Corridors from Settler Colonial Perspectives: the case of Canada." Lecture + discussion, watch 👇 ▶️ youtube.com/watch?v=QQU7RqZFyc8 🌐 link4skills.eu
L4S Webinar 9 - 'Migration-Skill Corridors from Settler Colonial Perspectives: the case of Canada'
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🎙️ Rupa Banerjee, @torontomet.bsky.social, breaks down how Canada's #immigration approach has evolved, from record highs to today's more cautious targets. She digs into what drives successful economic integration for newcomers. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4az5mwk
Is multiculturalism a plus? It is in Canada, helping boost its identity, new report indicates | RCI
Immigration became a wedge issue after pandemic-related population surge
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📢 Are you a grad student carrying a story worth telling? ✍️ Apply for the StOries Project 2.0 today! Use creative writing, photography, and storytelling to explore migration, identity, and belonging. ⏰ Expressions of interest due: July 10, 2026 Details: https://bit.ly/3QvySfF
Most Canadians, across race and religion, report a genuine sense of belonging, and their cultural or religious identities tend to coexist with their Canadian identity rather than compete with it. 🔗 https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-canada-day-mosaic-multiculturalism-poll-immigration/
Opinion: Canada’s mosaic is holding strong
Polling shows that Canadians feel their other identities co-exist with being Canadian
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🇨🇦 Canada's immigration system has seen over 25 changes to the #InternationalStudentProgram since 2023, and the impact is real. Students who invested years and tens of thousands of dollars chasing a permanent residency pathway are now watching it disappear. 🔗 theconversation.com/shattered-dr...
Shattered dreams on Canada Day: Broken immigration promises are based on false narratives
Changes to Canada’s immigration system have dramatically reduced legal pathways towards permanent residency based on myths about the impact of immigrants on Canadian society.
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📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED: The 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference hosted by Bridging Divides and @globalmigrationtmu.bsky.social will take place March 10-12, 2027. The Call for Papers is open. Deadline to submit: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc... 1/2 🧵
📢 DEADLINE EXTENDED: The 2027 IMISCOE Spring Conference hosted by the Global Migration Institute and @bridgdivides.bsky.social will take place March 10-12, 2027. The Call for Papers is open. Deadline to submit: July 15, 2026 🔗 www.imiscoe.org/events/imisc... 1/2 🧵
🇨🇦🇩🇪 We're grateful to have joined “Labour Migration Models: Canada and Germany, Meeting in the Middle?" at the Embassy of Canada to Germany. Core theme: both countries are converging toward hybrid systems blending human capital criteria with employer demand. #LabourMigration #SkilledMigration
🇨🇦 Canada's immigration strategy is shifting, and the upcoming federal budget will reveal just how much. Usha George, @torontomet.bsky.social, weighs in on the risks of policy by reaction. 🔗 https://bit.ly/4b7Vgmc #Immigration #CanadianPolicy #TechTalent #LabourMarket
"Canada Updates Immigration Approach Amid Public Sentiment Shift" - singaporecitynews.com
In the upcoming budget announcement, Canadians will be informed about the federal government's updated immigration approach, reflecting shifting public sentiments towards immigration. Prime Minister Mark Carney emphasized the government's efforts to man...
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🎉 Congratulations to the 28 newcomer entrepreneurs who graduated from the first cohort of the Enterprise Bridge program! 1/3 🧵
How TMU’s Enterprise Bridge Program helped 28 immigrant entrepreneurs in first year
Discover how TMU’s Enterprise Bridge Program helped 28 immigrant entrepreneurs overcome barriers and launch successful businesses in its first year.
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